Where does “opiumsvalmue” come from?

opiumsvalmue (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk opium, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opiumsvalmue (Norwegian Nynorsk): opium poppy, Papaver somniferum

Definitions

  1. opium poppy, Papaver somniferum

Ancestry of “opiumsvalmue”, step by step

opiumsvalmue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk opium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskopiumopium
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Norwegian Nynorsk valmue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvalmuea poppy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός